Things looked shaky there for a while, but Fox and Channing Tatum have evidently ironed out any issues that they had, as it’s being reported that the Magic Mike Xxl actor has officially signed on to play card-flinging Cajun mutant Remy Lebeau, Aka Gambit.

Earlier in the week, news broke that Tatum looked likely to leave the project. Though no specific reason was given, it was assumed money was definitely a factor – but THR reckon the deal was never in any real danger, even though they add that the actor and studio “did hit a sensitive spot in negotiations,” and that “backend compensation was also a sticking point.”

With Hugh Jackman expected to hang up the claws after his next solo Wolverine flick, Fox will apparently look to Tatum’s Gambit to replace him as the “anchor” of their X-movies, which are poised to expand to a full cinematic
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It's official! Channing Tatum is Gambit! Despite reports that the actor was wanting to back out of the project, THR confirms that Channing Tatum has officially closed his deal, making him part of 20th Century Fox's Marvel family. The film will open in theaters October 2016.

Most expected that the actor would eventually sign his deal. And fans were shocked to hear that he wanted out. The project seemed to be falling apart as sources close to the production suggested that Fox and Channing Tatum couldn't come to terms on the contract. While that is now proven untrue, it is said that the studio and the actor did hit a sensitive spot in negotiations. That sensitive spot was not disclosed to the public.

The negotiations caused a heated series of back-and-firths, as Gambit, a spinoff from the lucrative X-Men franchise, geared up for its shoot this fall. These types of snags
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Following reports earlier this week that said 20th Century Fox's Gambit may lose Channing Tatum, The Hollywood Reporter has now confirmed that the studio and Magic Mike star have closed a deal. The trade source goes on to reveal that negotiations almost fell through partially due to there being uncertainty about the nature of Tatum's multi-picture role. Apparently, with Hugh Jackman gearing up for his last run as the Wolverine, Fox is looking to Remy LeBeau aka Gambit as a new anchor in the X-Men universe with the mutant headlining his own films and appearing in others.
Furthermore, The Hollywood Reporter notes "backend compensation was also a sticking point" in Tatum threatening to exit the project. Nevertheless, with Rupert Wyatt directing, Gambit is still on schedule to start filming in October, and open in theaters on October 7, 2016. What do you think?
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Rumors of Channing Tatum’s departure from Gambit have been greatly exaggerated, it turns out: The Magic Mike Xxl star will definitely, totally, officially portray the Cajun superhero in Rupert Wyatt’s upcoming film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.One thing that needed figuring out was the extent of Tatum’s involvement in the X-Men universe. Fox sees Tatum’s Gambit, a mutant who harnesses kinetic energy, as one of the anchor characters of the X-universe, akin to Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, someone who would anchor his own movies and appear in numerous others. It’s a commitment that could theoretically last more than a decade. (Jackman has been portraying Wolverine since 2000, for instance.) Sources say that backend compensation was also a sticking point. After months of rumors and speculation and he-said-she-said reports, all doubts have finally been assuaged.
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A few days ago it was being reported that Channing Tatum’s involvement in 20th Century Fox’s Gambit movie was hanging by a thread, but now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the star has closed his deal with the studio to appear as the Cajun mutant Remy LeBeau.

The site reports that negotiations had been “sensitive” with regards to backend compensation, as well as Tatum’s involvement in the wider X-Men universe, with the studio viewing Gambit as a character who could headline his own movies as well as appearing in ensembles, much like Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine.

In 1950 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz formed Desilu Prods., and the huge success of “I Love Lucy” turned Desilu into a powerhouse that created many more TV series and owned two studio lots. Many successful years later, Variety ran a story on Aug 17, 1966, saying Desilu had firmed a lucrative deal with CBS for a fifth season of “The Lucy Show” and was debuting two one-hour series in the fall: “Star Trek” on NBC and “Mission: Impossible” on CBS.

Despite the fact that many modern forms of magic appear to have evolved from simple tricks, like those featured in the Royal Vegas Rabbit in the hat game into ridiculous feats of stupidity or endurance, there is still a rich history of real magical performance and style. Of course magic is always a great concept to delve into and the perfect fodder for movie goers to enjoy as well. Magicians and magic have featured in a number of popular, and not so popular, movies throughout the years each tackling certain aspects of the industry whether it’s going behind the scenes or directly trying to outwit and trick the audience themselves. We take a look at just a few examples of this magical sub-genre.

The Australian doc That Sugar Film comes ten years after Morgan Spurlock’s novel Sundance hit Super Size Me, the sobering and darkly comedic expose on the fast food industry that took audiences by storm and spurred change in regards to how high profile companies like McDonald’s portioned some of their meal options; it also charted the effect of said company’s product on the body, an experiment that now feels cheap and dated in the hands of writer-director and test subject Damon Gameau, who not only copies Spurlock’s approach to test and trial, but finds little reason to keep us intrigued.

Gameau’s plan to upend his healthy eating lifestyle with a high sugar diet as we watch his mood and weight fluctuate is hardly anything eye-opening after Spurlock’s similar antics just a decade ago.
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It started in March with vague teasing, but Hugh Jackman confirmed back in May that the currently untitled third Wolverine film will be his last time playing the eponymous clawed mutant. Earlier this week, Jackman turned to social media to hear what people want to see for his final outing. The query received waves of suggestions from fans, but Ryan Reynolds also threw his two cents in, and it involves his own character, Deadpool.
On Tuesday, Reynolds posted this Tweet suggesting that Deadpool and Wolverine get together for a Top Gun-style crossover, which would no doubt be insanity and humor at its finest. Take a look!
Not sure if it's been done, but what if Logan and Deadpool enlist in the Navy's elite Top Gun Program? #volleyball https://t.co/Pi9UbxcJ0z. Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) July 28, 2015
Deadpool and Wolverine have gotten into a lot of shenanigans in the comics,
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It’s been two weeks since “X-Men: Days Of Future Past – The Rogue Cut” hit home video and while fans continue to parse through the changes of the new alternate version of the 2014 blockbuster film, the fine folks at CineFix are digging even deeper to find the differences between Bryan Singer’s superhero film and its source material.
In its latest installment of “What’s the Difference?” Cinefix spends nearly fifteen minutes comparing the 1981 two-issue “Days of Future Past” storyline written by Chris Claremont and John Byrne for “The Uncanny X-Men” with the script by Simon Kinberg. Cinefix’s video gets very in depth with its subject matter, even explaining the significance of Kitty Pryde being the time traveller in the comic while also defending the choice of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine going in her place in the Singer film.
Overall, the video is a great look at the changes
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Set to go in front of the cameras this October, Fox’s latest X-Men spin-off, Gambit, may have hit a sizeable snag, with The Wrap reporting that lead star Channing Tatum’s deal with the studio is close to falling apart, and he is planning to leave the project. While Fox haven’t made any formal statement, an industry insider has said that Tatum’s reps are still in talks with the studio, but acknowledged that 'something is up’.
This is all very strange as the project, set for release October 7th 2016, had been trucking along at a clip as of late. Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Rupert Wyatt had been announced as director, and a budget had been estimated at $150 million, above average for an X-Men spin-off (the last one, The Wolverine, was set at $120 million), which shows you the scale Fox was going for with the character,
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Sadly, Hugh Jackman is hanging up his adamantium claws in the final "Wolverine" movie, which is scheduled for 2017. Director James Mangold tweeted that the the third standalone film would start shooting in early 2016. But before they begin filming, the star wants to hear from Wolverine's loyal fans on what they'd like to see.

Here's what Hugh Jackman tweeted on Monday evening, to thousands of retweets and responses:

My last time putting on the claws. What do you want to see happen? 50 words or less. I'll read as many as I can. pic.twitter.com/ksA1Gii5tf

Australian actor posts thank you video praising ‘amazing response’ after his initial message is retweeted almost 10,000 times

Hugh Jackman has asked fans on Twitter to help decide how his 15-year career as superhero Wolverine comes to an end.

The Australian actor, who has portrayed the adamantium-clawed mutant in seven movies stretching back to 2000’s X-Men, is due to return in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse and an as-yet-untitled third solo outing in 2017. He posted an image from the latter film on Monday night and asked fans to contribute ideas.

Yesterday, Hugh Jackman took to his social media accounts to post a teaser photo for Wolverine 3, while confirming once again that the superhero movie will be his last time portraying Logan, after 16 years. The actor's post stated that he wanted to hear from fans, in 50 words or less, what they would like to see in this new adventure, and it seems he has already gotten a number of responses from fans around the world. Earlier today, Hugh Jackman posted a brief video where he thanked everyone for their responses, and that he will personally read as many of the suggestions as he possibly can. Here's what the actor had to say.

"Guys, I am completely blown away by the responses to my tweet about your ideas. I'm going to read as many as possible. I've already been loving reading them. I've said it from the beginning, 16 years on, you're the greatest fans in the world.
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The upcoming film in the “Wolverine” franchise will mark Hugh Jackman‘s last appearance as the Marvel superhero, and the actor took to Twitter in an open call for Wolverine fan fiction.
Jackman, who will have played the clawed character nine times since the original 2000 “X-Men,” asked his 5.69 million followers on Twitter what they would like to see in the last installment — in 50 words or less.
It’s unclear what Jackman will do with the fan suggestions. The third and as-yet untitled standalone Wolverine film already has a screenwriter attached, Michael Green, known for “Heroes” and “Prometheus.”
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Yesterday, Hugh Jackman asked X-Men fans around the globe what they would like to see in the next solo-Wolverine film. A day later, he's still combing through all of the responses but he'd like to let his fans know that he's thankful for their support, over the last sixteen years.
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The third solo-Wolverine film and second outing for the James Mangold/Hugh Jackman combination will arrive in theaters on March 3, 2017. David James Kelly wrote the initial draft of the script, which was subsequently re-written by Michael Green (Smallville, Heroes, Green Lantern). Filming is expected to start in early-
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Hugh Jackman will finally hang up the adamantium claws after 2017’s untitled Wolverine solo pic, which James Mangold is directing, and the actor has taken to Twitter to bait fans with a tease for the anticipated blockbuster.

Asking fans what they want to see from the final go-round for Jackman’s grizzled mutant, in which Mangold and the actor are currently teaming with scribe Michael Green, Jackman recently tweeted an ominous image accompanied by the tagline “One Last Time:”

My last time putting on the claws. What do you want to see happen? 50 words or less. I’ll read as many as I can. pic.twitter.com/ksA1Gii5tf

Hugh Jackman will be popping his claws one last time with Wolverine’s third outing in 2017, and while he, returning director James Mangold, and screenwriter Michael Green are no doubt busy developing the story (rumoured to be based on fan favourite storyline Old man Logan), Jackman has released onto Twitter the first bad ass teaser image for his last go around as the fast healing mutant.
On top of that, he’s reaching out to fans and asking them what they would like to see in the movie. While it’s highly unlikely this will be the first ever fan sourced superhero flick, it is nice to see the actor staying in touch with the characters fanbase. Perusing the replies on the post, it’s clear to see Old Man Logan, which charts a post apocalyptic future where Wolverine is the last surviving X-Man, is something the fans really, really want,
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Hugh Jackman has posted a picture on Twitter teasing the upcoming third Wolverine solo film, which will mark the actor’s final performance as the character.

The picture shows Wolverine holding up one claw, with “#OneLastTime” written next to him. See it here…

Jackman, who is undeniably the face of the X-Men film franchise, has popped up in either large or small roles in each X-Men film so far, from 2000’s X-Men to 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past.

At this year’s Comic-Con, Jackman dropped a hint that Wolverine 3 may tell the popular Old Man Logan storyline from the comics, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

Wolverine 3, which has still not received an official name, will be hitting theaters on March 3, 2017. The Wolverine director James Mangold will be returning to helm the film, while Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier/Professor X) is rumored to appear alongside Jackman.

Hugh Jackman will return to the role of his iconic character Wolverine for one last time in a third stand-alone movie, and via his Twitter page, the actor has tweeted a new Wolverine pic.

On that same page, the actor is also asking fans what they want to see in the new film, tentatively titled Wolverine 3, which will be released on March 3rd, 2017. James Mangold will direct the movie for 20th Century Fox.

Apparently, this image was also on show at the San Diego Comic-Con earlier this month.

My last time putting on the claws. What do you want to see happen? 50 words or less. I’ll read as many as I can. pic.twitter.com/ksA1Gii5tf

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